Good subject, I think I'll be able to do this one. I like when the assignment has more narrow rules. It means I can really focus on getting something instead of sitting there wondering what to shoot. I'll know it when I see it now.

* Tension (physics), a force related to the stretching of an object (the opposite of compression)
* High-tension, in electrical power transmissions wires which carry high-voltages
* Stress (medicine), also referred to as tension
* Tension (album), an album by the Christian Rock band Dizmas
* Tension, a song by electronic duo Orbital on their album The Altogether
* Suspense or tension, in drama, the feeling of uncertainty and interest about the outcome of certain actions an audience perceives

See also:

* Tenseness, in phonetics, a phonological quality frequently associated with vowels and occasionally with consonants

Lensbaby my thoughts exactly...............i keep thinking no-one has posted anything yet, i bet everyone is waiting in the sidelines for the first post to see what it is before they submit.

Shagrath im now on Plan C I would have posted something sunday, except im not sure if it is actually classed as tension. Also i dont know about everybody else, but due to work commitments the only time i can get a chance to do anything is the weekend.

Okay....you guys need to come on in with something. I rarely get a vote, and I'm still here...it's FUN!! Who cares...have fun, do something CRAZYYY.. I dare you...in fact....I double DOG dare you!!!! (And Mike Roch you ROCK!)

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You all probably thought "this mikeroch feller has already got something up his sleeve ready to roll out" ... well folks, not so ... I confess that on Feb 1st I was scratching my head along with the rest of you.

The << TENSION >> idea came as the result of admiring the work produced by a young sculptor I visited some years ago who always tried to include that quality in his pieces, they were very effective and it gave them a certain energy which I admired. The chance to set a task on this subject seemed to me a good opportunity to get a bunch of people all revved-up and fully focussed on it.

As hornets' nests go ... it's not especially stirred-up yet I notice. The weather in Scotland is a bit grim at present which has cramped my style somewhat for going out and about looking for subjects, so I sought an indoor alternative. To set the ball rolling I've submitted a picture of some weary old codger whiling away his remaining days in futile, time-wasting activity.

Oh my God ....... it's ME!!

Rough day in NW Scotland, taken out of the window at 09:00 just now ... there's a mountain in there somewhere near the sun if you look hard enough.